Faster Direct Messages on FriendFeed via Firefox

Overview

One of the lesser used (in my opinion) features on FriendFeed is the ability to directly message one another. While it is very heavily used in Twitter, it definitely has it's applications within FriendFeed. There are times when email is too slow, txt is too abstract and IM is not available. FriendFeed direct messaging is a solid fit. ul.timate.info makes it easy to send direct messages on FriendFeed. All you have to do is right-click a user's FriendFeed profile link, select "Direct message" and you'll immediately be taken to the compose Direct message page.

Why?

While I, personally, don't use direct messaging too often, the times that I do, I am commonly coming from a recent post on the timeline or via someone's web page. It seemed like a natural feature addition to ul.timate.info.

How to Use

• Using the mouse or trackpad, mouse over a FriendFeed profile link (within FriendFeed or on any web page)
• Right-click on the link
• Scroll down and select "Direct Message"
• You'll be immediately taken to the Direct Message compose page